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 The Hardest And
Loudest I Ever Laughed......
Have you ever laughed so hard that
you hurt all over? Really, really
hurt? Your eyes tear up? You have
trouble catching your breath? The
buttons on your shirt, pop? Well,
the hardest I ever laughed happened
in 1968, could have been 67, but I
bet it was 68..Steve M, Jim T, Fritz
R and I went to Des Moines. I think
that I drove, but am not sure. We
went to the old KRNT Theatre, which
was torn down decades ago. (Is that
a bad sign when landmarks you
remember are long, long gone?)
Anyway, Fritz always seemed to have
the latest and greatest record
albums in his house. (I remember
Steve having the great 45
collection, but Fritz had the
albums) He had all types of music,
lots of folk music as I remember,
and he also had some really funny
comedian albums. (Smothers Brothers)
People that I had never heard of.
Now in the Tryon house, we had none
of this stuff, so it was a real
treat to be able to play and
pantomime the various records that
Fritz and Steve had.
Anyway, the four of us took off for
Des Moines, went to the KRNT theatre
and were dazzled by a performance of
the funniest guy I had ever, ever
heard. His name was.....Bill
Cosby....Yes, that Bill Cosby, who
was very young at the time. .I had
never heard of him, but Fritz and
Steve had and pushed us into going.
Gosh, I never, ever laughed so hard
and so long. I was almost becoming
physically ill.. Man, I came close
to falling out of my chair. AND Bill
Cosby's jokes were clean,
especially by today's standards. We
heard the Fat Albert stuff, the
first poo of his first child and the
playing of football while the game
was televised. (he was hit in the
groin, but could not allow anyone to
know) Man, it was a night to
remember and I guess I really did.
Great times.....
I
have been to many Comedy Clubs
since, but no one has ever come
close to being as funny or as
great at telling a story as Mr.
Cosby........d.tryon |
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 Playing
Cards At Sylvester's.....
Hot summer nights, the locusts
chirping away and a group of kids,
sitting out in front of Peggy
Sylvester's house across from the
school, playing cards. Were there
ever mosquitoes in those days? It
was different people at different
times and we played cards at other
places, too. Peggy C, Kris J, Steve,
Fritz, Jim, Rick, Mary Lou E, Mary
Kay, Carla D,, Shelly H and I am
sure there were many others. We
would play pitch or a game called
Old Hell, which my family still
plays as you can have any number of
players. Of course, in the good old
Tryon tradition, we would constantly
change the rules. Do kids today even
play cards? Great fun and great
memories......d.tryon |
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